Oak Ridge, Texas is a small town located in Cooke County just outside of Gainesville. With a population of just over 300 people, it is a close-knit community that prides itself on its friendly atmosphere and tight-knit bonds between neighbors. The local government in Oak Ridge is composed of the Town Council which directly governs the town’s affairs. Elections for Town Council members are held every two years during the November general election in odd numbered years. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, and community services. Residents of Oak Ridge can also get actively involved in politics by joining local political organizations and attending meetings with their representatives. By getting involved in local politics, residents have the opportunity to make their voices heard and be a part of improving their own community.
The political climate in Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX is very conservative.
Cooke County, TX is very conservative. In Cooke County, TX 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cooke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.9%.
Cooke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX is very conservative.
Cooke County, Texas is very conservative.
Gainesville Metro Area is very conservative.
Texas is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Oak Ridge (Cooke County), Texas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 232 contributions totaling $20,981 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 472 contributions totaling $139,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)